Question

Is it possible for TextMate to run Python scripts in IDLE instead of internally or via Terminal?

Rather than just use the Python build that comes with IDLE installation I want the shell window to actually launch so I can type in the interactive session.

Answer 1

I’ve had a play on OSX, and I think I’ve got it working.

Open TextMate’s Bundle Editor (Bundles -> Bundle Editor -> Show Bundle Editor)

On the left hand side: Expand Python, then duplicate your “Run Script” command (bottom corner, second-left button [++]), and name it “Run Script in IDLE”

Choose a keyboard shortcut, and put it in the box next to Activation: Key Equivalent

Replace the following line:

TextMate::Executor.run(ENV["TM_PYTHON"] || "python", "-u", ENV["TM_FILEPATH"]) do |str, type|

with

TextMate::Executor.run("/usr/bin/idle2.7", "-r", ENV["TM_FILEPATH"]) do |str, type|

This supplies your filepath as an argument to idle, as if you ran /usr/bin/idle2.7 -r /path/to/script.py directly. (Or whatever python version you’re using – /usr/bin/idle3.1 etc)

You could also use the -e flag instead of the -r flag, to edit your script in IDLE instead of running it.